Dr. Iorhen E. Akase
MBBS, MSc, FWACP
Dr IE Akase has expertise managing patients with infectious diseases, including infectious diseases with epidemic potential such as Lassa fever, MPOX, and COVID-19, as well as patients with HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and sepsis. Dr Akase has sub-specialty training in infectious diseases and immunology, having earned a Master's degree in immunology and a post-graduate fellowship in infectious diseases (ID). His work during his MSc and fellowship programs prepared him for some of the current clinical and research initiatives.
For the past six years, Dr Akase has been a member of various technical working groups, including the Public Health Emergency Operations Center in Lagos State, where the majority of the outbreaks have occurred. In addition, he currently chairs the Nigerian Infectious Diseases Society's (NIDS) Epidemic Response Committee, and is a member of the committee for the development of the National guideline for the clinical management of COVID-19, as well as the committee for the development of COVID-19 training modules. He also chaired the Oyo State committee for isolation facility accreditation and currently serves on the board of the Pan-African Mycology Working Group (PAMG) of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM). Dr. Akase has had ample opportunities to collaborate closely with government and other implementing partners, gaining significant expertise and forging enduring networks in the process.
He has worked with many other researchers and clinicians to publish over 40 manuscripts in respected international and national journals, and looks forward to leveraging his experience and extensive networks among colleagues to help the country and global partners achieve their collective goals.